Wigs



Oct. 28, 1969 YONEZO ITO 3,474,767

WIGS

Filed July 27. 1966 United States Patent Ofice 3,474,767. Patented Oct. 28, 1969 3,474,767 WIGS Yonezo Ito, Tokyo, Japan, assignor to Yonezo Ito, Tokyo, Japan, and Komachiya Honten (30., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, a corporation of Japan Filed July 27, 1966, Ser. No. 568,334

Int. Cl. A41g 3/00 US. Cl. 13253 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to a new and improved wig and has as its object to provide a wig which is easy to use, has a beautiful appearance and can provide a natural feeling to the border portion of the hair when dressing the hair with or without partings.

Briefly stated, according to this invention, an improved wig is provided wherein an overlay consisting of material which resembles human skin and to in bundles of hair can be set or implanted is superposed upon a substrate of the wig, a number of small bundles of hair are made to penetrate through and are implanted in said superposed overlay and substrate at the border portion of the hair which is formed at the fore-edge of the superposed overlay .and substrate so as to well conceal the overlapped fore-edge thus providing natural feeling, and wherein other bundles of hair are made to penetrate through and implanted to the overlay to complete a wig.

The substrate may be a net in the form of a cap and the overlay is preferably made of a thin sheet of plastic material containing a net or woven fabric embedded therein so as to reenforce it and more closely resembling human skin.

The invention may be more clearly understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a side view of a portion of a wig embodying this invention, with .a portion of hair being removed to show the construction of the substrate of the wig; and

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing the wig embodying this invention includes a cap-shaped member 2 made of a net and an elongated piece of net 3 which is sewed on the cap-shaped member 2 to surround the forehead portion as well as the temple portions 5. Leaf springs 6 and 7 are secured to the central portion 4 of the forehead portion and the temple portions 5, respectively, of said elongated piece of net 3 and a ribbon tape 8 is sewed on the front edge of the elongated piece of net 3 to complete a substrate 1 upon which hair is to be set or implanted. An overlay 9 made of material such as plastic or woven fabric and which has the appearance like human skin and through which bundles 13 of hair can be inserted and set in place is secured to the forehead portion of the substrate at a portion where partings are formed. A plurality of small bundles of-hair 13 are implanted on the border portion of the hair 12 which is formed on the overlapped edge of the overlay 9 and the substrate 1 to thread through these members, each of said small bundles of hair is formed independently as at 14. Other small bundles of hair 15 are suitably implanted to a portion of the substrate 1 as by sewing except the forehead portion thereof underlying the overlay 9. Where a very thin sheet of plastic material is used as the overlay 9 it may become damaged during the hair implanting process but a plastic sheet having a net or woven fabric 16 embedded therein is advantageous because it has not only sufficient strength to prevent such damage but also exhibits an appearance similar to human skin.

Although in the foregoing example a plurality of bundles of hair 10 are at first set or implanted in the overlay 9 .and then the latter is superposed upon the substrate 1, it will be obvious that the overlay 9 and the substrate 1 may be first superposed and then the bundles of hair may be made to penetrate through these two superposed members.

Also a resilient rubber tape or spring member 17 may be mounted on the occiput edge of the substrate 1 to facilitate wearing and dismounting of the wig.

Thus, in the wig constructed according to the principle of this invention, an overlay having an appearance similar to human skin and made of a material to which hair can be readily and securely set is superposed upon a substrate of the wig, a plurality of small bundles of hair are implanted on the border portion of hair which is formed at the fore-edge of the overlapped overlay and substrate, said small bundles of hair penetrating through said overlapped substrate and overlay. Accordingly, even when the hair is parted into several portions the coarse surface of the substrate would not be exposed but instead only the surface of the overlay which closely resembles human skin would be exposed, thus exhibiting an appearance of natural human head skin. Moreover, a number of small bundles of hair which are made to penetrate through the overlapped fore-edges of the overlay and the substrate and are secured thereto are effective in concealing the partings which may be formed especially at the border portion of hair when dressing hair, thus providing feelings of natural hair. Moreover, as the overlay and the substrate of the wig are finely bonded together into a unitary structure, there is no fear of peeling off during an extended period of use.

While the invention has been explained by describing a particular embodiment thereof, it will be apparent that improvements and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

1. A wig, comprising in combination:

(a) a substrate net cap-shaped section for placing over the head, an elongated net piece section surrounding the forehead portion of said cap-shaped section and including a front edge, a ribbon tape sewn to the front edge of said elongated net piece, a resilient member on the rear edge of said cap-shaped section;

(b) leaf springs secured to the central portion of said cap-shaped section and to the temple portions;

(c) a human skin-like overlay disposed over said substrate, integrally united thereto at the forehead portion thereof, having a net embedded therein; and (d) bundles of hair having inner ends through said overlay onto said substrate and firmly held to said substrate.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,490,466 4/1924 Hupka 3,199,516 8/1965 'Frishman 2,438,005 3/1948 Goldman 5 F. BARRY SHAY, Primary Examiner GREGORY E. McNEILL, Assistant Examiner 

